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APPENDIX I – CREDITOR’S OBJECTION TO EXEMPTION CLAIM ................................................................. 20-79
APPENDIX J – TIMELINE FOR EXEMPTION CLAIMS ...................................................................................... 20-81
APPENDIX K – ORDERS ..................................................................................................................................... 20-83
APPENDIX L – JUDGMENT COLLECTION CHECKLIST WITH MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS ..............20-111
APPENDIX M – SAMPLE COMPLAINT FOR RENEWAL OF JUDGMENT ..................................................... 20-159
APPENDIX N – SAMPLE AFFIDAVIT OF INCREASED COSTS ...................................................................... 20-161

Chapter Twenty-One
Vacation of Judgments
§ 21.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 21-1
§ 21.2 RELIEF FROM JUDGMENT UNDER MINNESOTA RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 60.02 ................. 21-1
A. Text of the Rule ............................................................................................................................. 21-1
B. Comparison to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60 ...................................................................... 21-2
C. Scope of the Rule and Exceptions ............................................................................................... 21-2
1. Marital Dissolutions ............................................................................................................ 21-3
2. Judgments Regarding Torrens Property ............................................................................ 21-3
3. Specific Statutes Governing Finality of Judgments ........................................................... 21-3
4. Judgment That Has Been Voluntarily Satisfied .................................................................. 21-4
5. Judgment of Another State’s Court .................................................................................... 21-4
6. Certain Indeterminate Commitment Orders ....................................................................... 21-4
D. SAMPLE
Grounds for Relief Under the Rule ............................................................................................... 21-5
1. Mistake, Inadvertence, Surprise, or Excusable Neglect – Minn. R. civ. P. 60.02(a) ......... 21-5
2. Newly-Discovered Evidence – Minn. R. civ. P. 60.02(b) .................................................... 21-9
3. Fraud – Minn. R. civ. P. 60.02(c) ...................................................................................... 21-10
4. The Judgment is Void – Minn. R. civ. P. 60.02(d) .............................................................21-11
5. The Judgment Has Been Satisfied or Should No Longer Be Given
Prospective Application – Minn. R. civ. P. 60.02(e) ..........................................................21-11
6. Any Other Reason Justifying Relief from Judgment – Minn. R. civ. P. 60.02(f) .............. 21-13
E. Time for Motion Under Minnesota Rule of Civil Procedure 60.02 .............................................. 21-15
1. “One Year after the Judgment, Order, or Proceeding Was Entered or Taken” ................ 21-16
2. “Within a Reasonable Time” ............................................................................................. 21-16
F. Procedural Considerations Under the Rule ................................................................................ 21-17
G. Appellate Considerations ............................................................................................................ 21-17
§ 21.3 RELIEF FROM JUDGMENT BY INDEPENDENT ACTION ................................................................. 21-18
A. Vacation of Judgment Through Independent Action .................................................................. 21-18
1. Independent Actions to Vacate Based on Statutory Provisions ....................................... 21-18
2. Independent Actions to Vacate Based on Equitable Grounds ......................................... 21-22
3. Vacating a Judgment for Lack of Jurisdiction ................................................................... 21-24
4. Courts Will Sometimes Ignore the Distinctions Between Independent
Actions and Motions Under Minnesota Rule of Civil Procedure 60.02 ............................ 21-24
B. Vacation by Litigant Not Actually Notified Under Rule 4.043 ..................................................... 21-25
C. Setting a Judgment Aside for Fraud on the Court ...................................................................... 21-25